Lafayette County

Lafayette County is a county in the U.S. state of . At the 2020 census, the population was 55,813. Its county seat is . The local pronunciation of the name is "la-FAY-et." The county's name honors Marquis de Lafayette, a French military hero and American general who fought during the American Revolutionary War.
  • County of Mississippi with about 55,800 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of around 450 feet (140 metres)
  • Description: county in Mississippi, United States
  • Also known as
    “Lafayette”
    “Lafayette County, Mississippi”
    “Lafayette County, MS”

Places of Interest

Discover Lucius Q. C. Lamar House and Lyric Theater.
The Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar House…
Theater building
The Lyric is a historical theater located…
2 miles west of Lafayette County
Historic building
was the home of author William Faulkner in .
2½ miles west of Lafayette County

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Oxford.
is a historic, picturesque town in North Central .
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Latitude
34.3568° or 34° 21′ 24″ north
Longitude
-89.4849° or 89° 29′ 6″ west
Open location code
866G9G48+P2
Geo­Names ID
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Western Panjabi—“Lafayette County” goes by many names.
Lafayette CountyAlbanian
مقاطعة لافاييتArabic
Լաֆայետ շրջանArmenian
condáu de LafayetteAsturian
Lafayette konderriaBasque
Lafayette CountyBavarian
Lafayette County, MississippiBavarian
ЛяфаетBelarusian
লাফায়েত কাউন্টিBishnupriya
লাফায়েত কাউন্টি, মিসিসিপিBishnupriya
ЛафайетBulgarian
comtat de LafayetteCatalan
Lafayette CountyCebuano
ЛафайеттChechen
Лафайетт (гуо, Миссисипи)Chechen
拉法叶县Chinese
拉法葉縣Chinese
Lafayette CountyDanish
Lafayette CountyDutch
Kantono LafayetteEsperanto
Lafayette’i maakondEstonian
Lafayetten piirikuntaFinnish
condado de LafayetteGalician
ლაფაიეტის ოლქიGeorgian
لافایت ٚ شأرستانGilaki
لافایت ٚ شأرستان (ميسيسيپي)Gilaki
Κομητεία ΛαφαγιέτGreek
Lafayette megyeHungarian
Contae LafayetteIrish
Contea di LafayetteItalian
ラファイエット郡Japanese
라피엣군Korean
Lafayette ComitatusLatin
Lafayette CountyLow German
لافایت شهرستانMazanderani
Lafayette GôngMin Dong Chinese
Lafayette KūnMin Nan Chinese
Lafayette CountyNorwegian
Lafayette CountyNorwegian Bokmål
Lafayette County i MississippiNorwegian Bokmål
شهرستان لافایتPersian
شهرستان لافایت، میسیسیپیPersian
Hrabstwo LafayettePolish
Comitatul LafayetteRomanian
Comitatul Lafayette, MississippiRomanian
ЛафайеттRussian
ЛафейеттRussian
contea de LafayetteSardinian
Lafayette CountyScottish Gaelic
Округ ЛафејетSerbian
Lafayette CountySerbo-Croatian
Lafayette County, MississippiSerbo-Croatian
Lafayette CountySwedish
Lafayette County, MississippiSwedish
ЛафайеттTatar
Лафайетт (округ, Миссисипи)Tatar
Lafayette CountyTurkish
Lafayette County, Miss.Turkish
Lafayette County, MississippiTurkish
Lafayette County, MSTurkish
Lafayette ilçesiTurkish
Lafayette ilçesi, Miss.Turkish
Lafayette ilçesi, MississippiTurkish
Lafayette ilçesi, MSTurkish
ЛафаєттUkrainian
لافائیٹ کاؤنٹیUrdu
لافائیٹ کاؤنٹی، مسیسپیUrdu
contea de LafayetteVenetian
Quận LafayetteVietnamese
Quận Lafayette, MississippiVietnamese
Condado han LafayetteWaray (Philippines)
Condado han Lafayette, MississippiWaray (Philippines)
Lafayette CountyWelsh
Lafayette County, MississippiWelsh
لافائٹ کاؤنٹی،مسسسپیWestern Panjabi

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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Mississippi: Highlights

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